[D6 LA] Side Event: Realm Expo RP

[Kuni Koyuki]

Taking that ability to do so as well she pulls herself together, thinking at those dolls for a moment but leaving the gathered thought in mind as a goalpost to guide her. "Asahina Hinata is great too, but the recommendations came before their put together performance. I have been hanging onto those recommendations for a bit longer than word started spreading about the whole affair," she says, quite truthfully.

A bit, such a wonderfully vague term.

"I do try my best to not see individual samurai only for their clans," she says, getting a little more of her steel back with that truth. "I do not always succeed. Most Spider I have come across prove everything I despise, but not every Spider. That much is true for everyone," she says. The familiarity of that thought drifting her thoughts back toward that very important someone else. Proof that the reverse was also true; you could be raised well and also rotten.

"But-" she says, glancing over the dolls. "If you need help with anything while I am standing around, Bayushi-sama?"

[Hotaru Tsuyo]

Sakura shrugged. "I think..it depends on how lonely they are, really. Friends can mean a lot of difference, really. Otherwise...it's difficult. It1s easy to be ruthless for its own sake."

Tsuyo nods thoughtfully, "yeah, guess I can see that. Good thing you had friends then...and that Yurei-san does. Least, she didn't seem too ruthless."

[Hotaru Sakura]

Tsuyo nods thoughtfully, "yeah, guess I can see that. Good thing you had friends then...and that Yurei-san does. Least, she didn't seem too ruthless."

"You should see her when food is on the line. Rent? Heat? Water? Eh, we'll survive." She smirked. "But she's a great person." She nodded enthusiastically. "Dechen-sama also seemed like a great person!"

[Hotaru Tsuyo]

"You should see her when food is on the line. Rent? Heat? Water? Eh, we'll survive." She smirked. "But she's a great person." She nodded enthusiastically. "Dechen-sama also seemed like a great person!"

Tsuyo _has_ to smile at that mention. "Not many Imperials are willin' ta give up their name for love and the chance to study rocks for the rest of their life; so yeah, she's pretty special. If you'd shown up earlier, you might've spent more time with her than I did for a bit there. Few weeks where I barely came down from the carvin'"

"How _did_ you and Yurei-san meet, anyway? Are there like...common places ronin hang out and you just run into all of them at some point?"

[Hotaru Sakura]

Tsuyo _has_ to smile at that mention. "Not many Imperials are willin' ta give up their name for love and the chance to study rocks for the rest of their life; so yeah, she's pretty special. If you'd shown up earlier, you might've spent more time with her than I did for a bit there. Few weeks where I barely came down from the carvin'"

"How _did_ you and Yurei-san meet, anyway? Are there like...common places ronin hang out and you just run into all of them at some point?"

"She must be, to match Tsuyo-sama." She smiled fondly at her roommate/mother-aunt figure. "I'm so happy for you two. And your love of rocks." She giggled.

She tilted a head and smiled. "Ah...there are some bars...Kinko in Horogai maill is actually popular because, it's well...cheap. We met there, and she was asking around for roommates. She was new back then, and people could tell." She shrugged. "But she was short, and I needed to get out of the temple before the monks steal the rest of my belongings, so I signed up. We hit it off pretty quickly. She's a slob, but an adorable one, at least. And we didn't have a large enough place to be really that messy."

[Kitsu Kanna]

snip

"When your master has fallen for the darkness, is the path of honor loyalty or rebellion? That's no easy question, and one that had kept awake at night more than a few followers of Bushido.

After centuries, even though in matters of honor every situation is unique and must be studied on its own, a consensus has nonetheless emerged. There simply are crimes heinous enough to nullify any previous chains of duty."

Kanna clasped her hand without any subtlety on the Jigoku section of the map.

"The Lion hasn't forgotten that Akodo-kami sacrificed his life to push back the darkness. The Hare shouldn't forget that their very reason of existence is to fight that same darkness.

But you don't really need my input in these matters to understand that Usagi-san, do you? In the off case you would have forgotten what the darkness is, there are more than a few Crabs on planet that will be quite happy to remind you where the path of tainted coins lead."

[Usagi Rei]

"When your master has fallen for the darkness, is the path of honor loyalty or rebellion? That's no easy question, and one that had kept awake at night more than a few followers of Bushido.

After centuries, even though in matters of honor every situation is unique and must be studied on its own, a consensus has nonetheless emerged. There simply are crimes heinous enough to nullify any previous chains of duty."

Kanna clasped her hand without any subtlety on the Jigoku section of the map.

"The Lion hasn't forgotten that Akodo-kami sacrificed his life to push back the darkness. The Hare shouldn't forget that their very reason of existence is to fight that same darkness.

But you don't really need my input in these matters to understand that Usagi-san, do you? In the off case you would have forgotten what the darkness is, there are more than a few Crabs on planet that will be quite happy to remind you where the path of tainted coins lead."

Rei listened, his smile becoming tighter and tighter until it finally faded entirely, his lips pressing together.

Once Kanna was finished, Rei bowed. "Kitsu-san, I feel I should apologize for my unfortunate change of topic. Clearly, I should have stuck to safer ground. As I should have insisted on a more formal tone, earlier, when being addressed."

He straightened, managing the slightest smile. "But I'm afraid that I must ask for an apology as well, and that you retract your comments on the Hare. Or I must ask that your champion call upon me in three days' time."

[Susumu Yakumo]

"That would work" Sumiko nodded "I usually go to do my prayers in the morning, so I will be able to return with plenty of time to arrange tea before you arrive. I can even find the spare cushions again."

She collected the very heavy books, and balanced her plushie on top of them.

"I will make sure I'm not up all night reading also!"

Yakumo chuckled. "You are such a nerd, Sumiko-san." She did say it in a friendly way at least.

[Bayushi Mariko]

Taking that ability to do so as well she pulls herself together, thinking at those dolls for a moment but leaving the gathered thought in mind as a goalpost to guide her. "Asahina Hinata is great too, but the recommendations came before their put together performance. I have been hanging onto those recommendations for a bit longer than word started spreading about the whole affair," she says, quite truthfully.

A bit, such a wonderfully vague term.

"I do try my best to not see individual samurai only for their clans," she says, getting a little more of her steel back with that truth. "I do not always succeed. Most Spider I have come across prove everything I despise, but not every Spider. That much is true for everyone," she says. The familiarity of that thought drifting her thoughts back toward that very important someone else. Proof that the reverse was also true; you could be raised well and also rotten.

"But-" she says, glancing over the dolls. "If you need help with anything while I am standing around, Bayushi-sama?"

"Oh, so you've taken notice before their concert was announced." She noted with a few nods with a subtle lift of her brow. That the admission was suspicious in itself but it was still noted. She would merely give her a small smile with a shrug of her shoulders. "Not surprising that their reputation proceeds themselves. It's always pleasing to have fans like that. And yes, people often tell a different tale their Clan, if you let them."

"I think I'll be okay, thank you. If I do, maybe I'll see about conjuring a few mujina." She joked, the expo had enough volunteers that she didn't foresee help being an issue. "Maybe a suggestion to your friends would help? Either way, thank you for stopping by, Kuni-san."

[Kuni Koyuki]

"Oh, so you've taken notice before their concert was announced." She noted with a few nods with a subtle lift of her brow. That the admission was suspicious in itself but it was still noted. She would merely give her a small smile with a shrug of her shoulders. "Not surprising that their reputation proceeds themselves. It's always pleasing to have fans like that. And yes, people often tell a different tale their Clan, if you let them."

"I think I'll be okay, thank you. If I do, maybe I'll see about conjuring a few mujina." She joked, the expo had enough volunteers that she didn't foresee help being an issue. "Maybe a suggestion to your friends would help? Either way, thank you for stopping by, Kuni-san."

Koyuki inclined her head first, an acceptance of that request unspoken. Then, additionally bowed deferentially to the woman before taking one step back.

"Pleasure was mine, Bayushi-sama. Hope you get to enjoy the concernt," she leaves off almost like the first of her steps might serve as the punctuation. All the rest of the walk she'd be plagued with the repetition of events in her mind. Not just this, but everything before this too. Yet unlike the ongoing thoughts that were always present Koyuki no longer was as she stepped off into the crowds and despite all the attention her face-paint might attract almost seemed to vanish among them.

/exit Koyuki

[Kitsu Kanna]

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"Fine Usagi-sama. The galaxy is in peril and like in the days of old when the seven original clans stood united against the darkness, victory of the light is worth a few bent knees."

Deep bow.

"My previous statement was deeply inappropriate and I apologize for it.

For thousands of years the Hare has dutifully fought against the sorcery of the dark without ever faltering, without showing even the slightest sign they could relent on that sacred task. May the kami grant them strength for many more years as they keep uprooting the corruption from where it hides, in the most isolated islands, in the richest of palaces, no matter the cost."

[Usagi Rei]

"Fine Usagi-sama. The galaxy is in peril and like in the days of old when the seven original clans stood united against the darkness, victory of the light is worth a few bent knees."

Deep bow.

"My previous statement was deeply inappropriate and I apologize for it.

For thousands of years the Hare has dutifully fought against the sorcery of the dark without ever faltering, without showing even the slightest sign they could relent on that sacred task. May the kami grant them strength for many more years as they keep uprooting the corruption from where it hides, in the most isolated islands, in the richest of palaces, no matter the cost."

Rei inclined his head. "Thank you, Kitsu-san. Very well. I shall take your words at face value. Let's put this matter behind us."

On the other hand, the conversation seemed unlikely to recover from there. "I should go." Rei said, bowing crisply. "I expect our paths will cross again this season. I hope you'll be well until then."

[Susumu Sumiko]

Yakumo chuckled. "You are such a nerd, Sumiko-san." She did say it in a friendly way at least.

"What's wrong with that" Sumiko said with a grin "it's all knowledge going to good use. Helped a friend identify some creatures they'd seen as well before I had access to this large encyclopaedia!"

She looked back at what Yakumo had been picking out.

"Have you decided what else you're getting Yakumo-sama?"

[Susumu Yakumo]

"What's wrong with that" Sumiko said with a grin "it's all knowledge going to good use. Helped a friend identify some creatures they'd seen as well before I had access to this large encyclopaedia!"

She looked back at what Yakumo had been picking out.

"Have you decided what else you're getting Yakumo-sama?"

"Oh, nothing wrong with it. We need the brainy folks to make up for the pretty ones like me who barely knows how to work anything on a computer," she admitted with a laugh. It was truly hard being the pretty one sometimes, because how dared those tech-support folks ask her if she had tried turning the densai off and on again.

"Oh, a few things. I saw some collector's items I didn't have, a few presents to friends," don't mention the smut-renga you found, "paying for some original artworks to support other artists. Maybe someone has the talent for something I would like on a poster, or album-cover... never know when you might find something."

Judging by the list on her densai, she probably had too much money to know what to do with sensibly.

[Susumu Sumiko]

"Oh, nothing wrong with it. We need the brainy folks to make up for the pretty ones like me who barely knows how to work anything on a computer," she admitted with a laugh. It was truly hard being the pretty one sometimes, because how dared those tech-support folks ask her if she had tried turning the densai off and on again.

"Oh, a few things. I saw some collector's items I didn't have, a few presents to friends," don't mention the smut-renga you found, "paying for some original artworks to support other artists. Maybe someone has the talent for something I would like on a poster, or album-cover... never know when you might find something."

Judging by the list on her densai, she probably had too much money to know what to do with sensibly.

"I have been called to look over the computers in the embassy a few times" Sumiko admitted with a chuckle "which isn't too difficult, I just expected at least a few of them knowing the best way to maintain a computer!"

She peeked at the list and did some mental maths of her own.

I could get an upgraded top model personal computer for that with spare to buy some plushies...

"Oh good idea, supporting local artists right? What kind of art do they draw, will be a portrait of yourself or just some art of the local area? Maybe they could draw a concept of Yume-do! That would look really unique."

[Kitsu Kanna]

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"Likewise, may the Fortunes guard you Usagi-sama."

(thanks for scene)

[Usagi Rei]

"Likewise, may the Fortunes guard you Usagi-sama."

(thanks for scene)

With one last nod, Rei left.

(/exit, and thank you too!)

[Susumu Yakumo]

"I have been called to look over the computers in the embassy a few times" Sumiko admitted with a chuckle "which isn't too difficult, I just expected at least a few of them knowing the best way to maintain a computer!"

She peeked at the list and did some mental maths of her own.

I could get an upgraded top model personal computer for that with spare to buy some plushies...

"Oh good idea, supporting local artists right? What kind of art do they draw, will be a portrait of yourself or just some art of the local area? Maybe they could draw a concept of Yume-do! That would look really unique."

Yakumo blinked a few times, clearly confused. "I... it would be of me, if I want to see what it would look like for an album cover, or poster. Why would I want some artist's rendition of a realm...?"

Clearly the subject of her commissions had been her favorite subject; herself.

[Bayushi Mariko]

Koyuki inclined her head first, an acceptance of that request unspoken. Then, additionally bowed deferentially to the woman before taking one step back.

"Pleasure was mine, Bayushi-sama. Hope you get to enjoy the concernt," she leaves off almost like the first of her steps might serve as the punctuation. All the rest of the walk she'd be plagued with the repetition of events in her mind. Not just this, but everything before this too. Yet unlike the ongoing thoughts that were always present Koyuki no longer was as she stepped off into the crowds and despite all the attention her face-paint might attract almost seemed to vanish among them.

/exit Koyuki

Mariko casually watched Koyuki make her leave and disappear into the Realm Expo crowds. That was vaguely peculiar but she might have been at a loss to point as a reason as to why. Perhaps later tonight she would find some inkling to her answer at the jacuzzi party. Regardless, she had dolls to promote and sell!

[Susumu Sumiko]

Yakumo blinked a few times, clearly confused. "I... it would be of me, if I want to see what it would look like for an album cover, or poster. Why would I want some artist's rendition of a realm...?"

Clearly the subject of her commissions had been her favorite subject; herself.

"Hmm...I see" Sumiko nodded, "I didn't really consider that, I was more thinking background art as I assumed the you on posters would be a photograph, and they would design the backdrop for you to be in front of. I really don't know the music industry well it seems!"